Programs

At PHILLIPS School ~ Laurel, we provide a highly individualized academic experience with exceptional teachers and staff, tailored learning environments and small classes with low student-to-staff ratios. The Laurel campus offers the Growing Futures Program, a culinary arts and urban agriculture career and technical education program. Click here for more information.

Staff and students of the Laurel campus pose for a group photo outside the building’s entrance.

PHILLIPS Laurel is approved to serve students ages 8 - 21 and grades 3 - 12 with challenges in the following areas:

  • Specific Learning Challenges

  • Emotional Wellness

  • Autism

  • Intellectual Functioning

  • Multiple Health and Learning Conditions

PHILLIPS Laurel is approved by the Maryland State Department of Education and a member of the Maryland Association for Non-Public Special Education Facilities. We are also approved for placement by the District of Columbia.

Resources

Contact Info

8920 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel, MD, 20723
301-470-1620
301-470-1624 (fax)
Laureladmissions@phillipsprograms.org

 

Careers

Passionate about education and social justice? Take a look at joining PHILLIPS Programs as a special education teacher, classroom aide, or allied health professional.

PHILLIPS Programs students participate in the culinary arts and urban agriculture career program.

At PHILLIPS, We Nurture the Potential in Every Child.

Our students benefit from programs tailored to meet their learning and behavioral wellness needs, including:

  • Small class size with both teachers and assistants 

  • Curricula meeting credit requirements for a high school diploma (DC, MD)

  • Curricula to meet the criteria for Certificates of Completion (MD) or Certificates of Attainment or IEP (DC)

  • State-mandated assessments

  • Reading specialists

  • Speech and occupational therapists

  • Behavior specialists, crisis staff, and counselors

  • Family support services

  • Career and technical education

  • Intramural sports teams

  • Transportation (by referring county)